PCB Assembly
PCB Assembly refers to the attaching of electronic components to a printed circuit board. PCBs are used to mechanically connect and support electronic components using conductive pathways, traces or tracks which are etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate.
Once the PCB is completed then electronic components can be attached to produce a printed circuit assembly. The leads of the components are inserted through holes in the PCB, and in surface mount construction, the electronic components are placed on lands or pads on the outer surfaces of the printed circuit board. The component leads in both types of this construction are then mechanically fixed to the PCB with soft metal molten solder.
There are all kinds of various techniques for attaching components to printed circuit boards, and most very high volume production is generally produced by machine placement and bulk wave soldering or reflow ovens.

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